Nations General Assembly & Human Rights

The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) is the process established in 2003 to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the mainstream rough diamond market. Human rights are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being.5.0/5

USA UN Marks Human Rights Day Accra (GNA) - The United Nations (UN) said yesterday that indigenous people frequently face discrimination that denies them the opportunity to make full use of their guaranteed rights or fail to take account of their circumstances. It said for example though women had the right to vote almost everywhere, they remained hugely under-represented in government posts and corporate boardrooms, and in other decision-making positions. This was contained in a statement made available to the GNA in Accra by the UN and signed by Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General to mark Human Rights Day under the theme: ‘My voice counts’. “Everyone has the right to be heard and to shape the decisions that affect their community. This right is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and fully integrated in International Law, especially in article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. “International Law is clear: No matter who you are, or wh ...

"... I want to agree with previous speakers that the 21st century is indeed an African century. As also referred to by my brother the President of Ghana, out of the 10 fastest growing economies in the world last year, 6 were Africans and I should mention, Ethiopia is among the sixth. Africa is indeed changing, and changing for the better. There is no greater human rights violation than attempts to put obstacles to the success of this ongoing transformation of Africa which would have enormous salutary implications for hundreds of millions of Africans." - H.E. Mr. Hailemarim Desalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia General Debate of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 28 septemebr 2012 (about an hour ago)